man Robert Brooke, Commander‏‎, son of Thomas Brooke, Hon. and Susan Forster, Lady‏.
Born ‎ Jun 3, 1602 at England, died ‎ Jul 20, 1655 at Calvert Co., MD‎, 53 years, buried ‎ at Brooke Place Manor, Maryland
Alias: /Roger/
REFN: 2145
Colonial Families in the U.S.:
COMMANDER ROBERT BROOKE, the emigrant ancestor, arrived in Maryland, 30th
June, 1650, with his second wife, Mary MAINWARING, ten children and
twenty-eight servants, all transported at his own cost. He was the son
of Hon. Thomas BROOKE, and Susan FOSTER, and was b. in Lond, 3d June,
1602; d. 20th July 1655, and is buried at Brooke Place Manor, Maryland;
matriculated at Waldham College, Oxford, 28th April, 1618; B.A. 6th July,
1620; M.A. 23d April, 1624; Commission issued to him in London, 20th
September, 1650, to erect a new County in Maryland, called Charles, of
which he was constituted Commander; made Member of the Council the same
day; Head of the Provisional Council under Cromwellian Government 29th
March to 3d July, 1652, Acting Governor, 1652. Bozman says he was a
Puritan, and Allen that he was a High Church Protestant; certain it is
that he stood high in the confidence of the CROMWELL party; m. (firstly)
25th February, 1627, Mary BAKER, dau. of Thomas BAKER of Battell,
Barrister at Law, and Mary ENGHAM, his wife, dau. of Sir Thomas ENGHAM of
Goodneston, Kent, she died in England, 1634; m. (secondly) Mary
MAINWARING, d. 29th November, 1663, dau. of Roger MAINWARING, D.D., Dean
of Worcester, and Bishop of St. Davids.
He and his sons, Baker & Thomas took the oath of fidelity to the
Proprietary, July 22, 1650. He is said to have been the first to settle
on the Patuxent River, twenty miles up at De la Brooke. In 1652 removed
to Brooke Place, adj. De la Brooke.
A lineal descendent of King Fergus II. He emigrated on his own ship and
lived only five years after his arrival in Maryland.
Register of Maryland's Heraldic Families:
ARMS--Checqui or and azure, on a bend gules, a lion passant of the
first.
CREST--A demi-lion rampant or erased gules.

Married ‎ Feb 25, 1627 at London, Middlesex, England (6 or 7 years married) to:

woman Mary Baker‏‎, daughter of Thomas Baker, Esquire and Mary Engham‏.
Born ‎ Feb 25, 1606 at Battle, Sussex, England, died ‎ 1634 at England‎, 27 or 28 years
REFN: 2146

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Children:

1.
man Baker Brooke‏
Born ‎ Nov 16, 1628 at Battle, Sussex, England, died ‎ 1679 at Brooke Place Manor, Calvert Co., MD‎, 50 or 51 years
REFN: 2312
Colonial Families in the United States: Volume 5
BAKER. b. 16th November, 1628, at Battle, Sussex; d 1679; commissioned
Member of the Council of Maryland, 6th May, 1658, and retained this
office until his death; was Surveyor General of the Province from 1st
August, 1671, until his death; m. 1664, Ann CALVERT, dau. of Gov. Leonard
CALVERT and niece of Cecilius, Lord Baltimore, who survived him; m.
(second) Henry BRENT, who d. 1693; m. (third ) Richard MARSHAM, who d.
1713.
The Brooke Family of Whitchurch, Hampshire, England, by Thomas Willing
Balch, Press of Allen, Lane and Scott, Philadelphia 1899 p. 11:
"Baker Brooke, eldest son to Robert and Mary Brooke, was born at Battel,
November the 16th, being Sunday, at half hour past 9 o'clock in the
morning, being new moon the night before, and was baptized the 2d day of
December following, his Uncle Thomas Brooke, and his Grandfather Baker,
his Godfathers, and his Aunt Foster, wife to Mr. Robert Roster, his
Godmother, 1628."
Brooke, Baker, St. Mary's Co. 5th Feb., 1697-8
27th May, 1698
To wife Catherine, plantation "De-la-Brooke" during life. Also "Balck
Walnut Thicket" situated on the freshet of the Patuxent.
To son Baker and hrs, plantation "De-la-Brooke" at death of wife afsd.
To son Leonard, "Balck Walnut Thicket" afsd; also 350A., "Brooke Wood" on
n. side Matapany Branch.
To son Richard and hrs., certain tract of land (unnamed) beginning at
mounth of Stony Harbor Ck.
To dau. Ann and hrs., "Brooke Forest," "Sumersett," and "Westfield."
To son Baker afsd, and hrs., residue of lands.
Testator desires his brother Charles to divide the lands among the sd
child.
To Robert Brooke, priest, personalty.
To wife Catherine and child. afsd. residue of personalty.
Exs." Father-in-law William Marshall and wife Catherine.
Test: Chas. Brooke, Jno. Fenwich, Jno. Field, Thomas Norman. 6.83
MCW 2:142
2.
woman Mary Brooke‏‎
Born ‎ Feb 19, 1630 at Battel, England, died ‎ at England
REFN: 2316
The Brooke Family of Whitchurch, England, by Thomas Willing Balch; Press
of Allen, Lane and Scott, Philadelphia 1899 p. 11:
"Mary Brooke, eldest daughter of Robert Brooke and Mary, his wife, was
born 1630, at Battel, the 19th day of February, being Saturday, between 2
and 3 of the clock in the afternoon, the moon being new the next day, and
was baptized the Sunday following, her Godfather Mr. Thomas Foster, of
Battel, and her Godmothers her Grandmother Baker and her cousin Heath."
3.
man Thomas Brooke, Maj.‏
Born ‎ Jun 23, 1632 at Battel, Sussex, England, died ‎ 1676 at Calvert Co., MD‎, 43 or 44 years
REFN: 2144
Colonial Families in the U.S.:
THOMAS BROOKE, Mayor, of Battle Creek , Calvert Co., MD, was b. at
Battel, England, 23d June, 1632, and arrived in Maryland with his father,
30th June, 1650; his will was proved, 29th December 1676; Comm'd 15th
June, 1658; Captain, commanding the Militia of Calvert; Comm'd Major,
11th February, 1660; Member of the Assembly, 1663-1666 and 1671-1676,
High Sheriff of Calvert Co., 1666-1667 and 1668-1669, Presiding Justice
of the County Court from 1667 until his death, excepting the year he
served as High Sheriff; he was a Roman Catholic; m. circa 1658, Eleanor
HATTON, dau. of Richard and Margaret HATTON, and niece of Hon. Thomas
HATTON, Secretary of the Provine.
THOMAS BROOKE b. in Battel, England, 23d June, 1632; d. Calvert County,
Maryland, 1676, will proved 29th December, 1676; arrived in Maryland with
his father, 30th June, 1650; Major of Maryland Militia, 1660; Member of
Assembly, 1663-1666 and 1671-1676; Burgess, 1666-1669; High Sheriff of
Calvert County, 1666-1669; Presiding Judge, Mayor of Battle Creek and one
of the first vestrymen of St. Paul's Parish (Episcopal), Calvert County;
m. circa 1658 Eleanor HATTON b. in England, 1642, dau of Richar and
Margaret HATTON, and niece of Hon. Thomas HATTON, Secretary of the
Province. Eleanor HATTON, widow of Maj. Thomas BROOKE, m. (secondly)
Col. Henry DARNALL, of Portland Manor, their daughter Mary DARNALL, at
the age of fifteen, m. in 1693, Charles CARROLL, of Doughoregen Manor;
their son Charles CARROLL, of Annapolis, and their gd son Charles
CARROLL, of Carrollton.
4.
woman Barbara Brooke‏‎
Born ‎ 1634 at Wickham, England, died ‎ at England
REFN: 2317


2nd marriage
man Robert Brooke, Commander‏‎, son of Thomas Brooke, Hon. and Susan Forster, Lady‏.

Married ‎ May 11, 1635 (20 years married) to:

woman Mary Mainwaring‏‎, daughter of Roger Mainwaring, D.D. and N.N.‏.
Born ‎ at St. Giles in the Fields, London, died ‎ Nov 29, 1663 at Brooke Place Manor, Maryland
REFN: 2305

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Children:

1.
man Charles Brooke‏‎
Born ‎ Apr 3, 1636, died ‎ 1671‎, 34 or 35 years
REFN: 2318
Never married.
2.
man Roger Brooke‏
Born ‎ Sep 20, 1637, died ‎ Apr 8, 1700‎, 62 years
REFN: 2319
3.
man Robert Brooke‏
Born ‎ Apr 21, 1639, died ‎ 1667‎, 27 or 28 years
REFN: 2325
4.
man John Brooke‏
Born ‎ Sep 20, 1640, died ‎ 1677‎, 36 or 37 years
REFN: 2328
5.
woman Mary Brooke‏‎
Born ‎ Apr 14, 1642‎
REFN: 2332
6.
man William Brooke‏‎
Born ‎ Dec 1, 1643‎
REFN: 2333
7.
woman Ann Brooke‏
Born ‎ Jan 22, 1645‎
REFN: 2334
8.
man Francis Brooke‏‎
Born ‎ May 30, 1648, died ‎ 1671‎, 22 or 23 years
REFN: 2336
9.
man Basil Brooke‏‎
Born ‎ 1651‎
REFN: 2337
Died in infancy.
10.
man Henry Brooke‏‎
Born ‎ Nov 28, 1655, died ‎ 1672‎, 16 or 17 years
REFN: 2338
Never married. Twin to Elizabeth Brooke.
11.
woman Elizabeth Brooke‏
Born ‎ Nov 28, 1655‎
REFN: 2339